FightCPS Guestbook for December 2007

This is the guestbook for December 2007. You’re welcome to tell us about yourself and why you’re here.

Sorry I forgot to create this page at the beginning of the month. Shows how hectic my life has been lately!

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My sister and I were involved in a CPS case started by our abusive estranged husbands.
One of the emergency workers told me that many spouses use CPS to hurt the other. Wife Assault-Domestic Violence-Mental Emotional Abuse. My two children (a nursing 16mo. son and a mommy’s girl 5 yr old, were stripped from me, my sister’s 2 daughters also taken by same social worker in Oakland CA, Aug 2004. My college boyfriend was back in my life and false accusations were made against him and the 4 yr old niece submitted to repeated questions in the Calico forensic interview. My sister was convinced to “believe the children” yet during her trial she testified that he was never alone with her girls more than 5 min. Nevertheless CPS declared they “discovered an abuser”
My life has been hell, but I did luck out with a good reunification worker. I got 50% back after 9 mo. I took the case to family court, got a court appointed evaluation who called my ex a psychopath and Narcissist,
see Sam Vaknin’s book Malignant Self Love, Narcissism Revisited. Now the current judge has given sole custody to the ex because the ex continues to use the judgement against my boyfriend in my sister’s case. My children were not abused No one was abused. The original CPS emergency worker Caroline Lacativo, has a reputation for being an alarmist and not paying attention to glaring custody issues.
My fight continues and my family dosen’t support me. They say just let go of your boyfriend. I say NO!!! I’m fighting the system!! and Domestic Violence.

Wonder Woman…Am I.

Carol Saia 12/17/07

Carol Saia Dec.

Comment by Carol Saia — December 17, 2007 @ 8:53 pm

My sister and I were involved in a CPS case started by our abusive estranged husbands.
One of the emergency workers told me that many spouses use CPS to hurt the other. Wife Assault-Domestic Violence-Mental Emotional Abuse. My two children (a nursing 16mo. son and a mommy’s girl 5 yr old, were stripped from me, my sister’s 2 daughters also taken by same social worker in Oakland CA, Aug 2004. My college boyfriend was back in my life and false accusations were made against him and the 4 yr old niece submitted to repeated questions in the Calico forensic interview. My sister was convinced to “believe the children” yet during her trial she testified that he was never alone with her girls more than 5 min. Nevertheless CPS declared they “discovered an abuser”
My life has been hell, but I did luck out with a good reunification worker. I got 50% back after 9 mo. I took the case to family court, got a court appointed evaluation who called my ex a psychopath and Narcissist,
see Sam Vaknin’s book Malignant Self Love, Narcissism Revisited. Now the current judge has given sole custody to the ex because the ex continues to use the judgement against my boyfriend in my sister’s case. My children were not abused No one was abused. The original CPS emergency worker Caroline Lacativo, has a reputation for being an alarmist and not paying attention to glaring custody issues.
My fight continues and my family dosen’t support me. They say just let go of your boyfriend. I say NO!!! I’m fighting the system!! and Domestic Violence.

Wonder Woman…Am I.

Carol Saia 12/17/07

Comment by Carol Saia — December 17, 2007 @ 9:57 pm

My two little nephew that i am going to adopt, CPS took them righ tout of the school last week. Only because i was and still will support my older of transgender, if you really don’t know what it is then i would sugest you to do research, the case worker and the guide em ltie thought it would be clever to take my two boys,Yes they still have them as i am trying to establish an attorney, they are out there some where when they should be home for it is in the best interest of the children, they need to be brought back home where they are very deeply loved and feel safe. I have had my boys for real close to 2 yrs as of 1-5-08 they have really come a long way mentally and physically, adn now they have taken them just to traumatiz them again just before x-mas. I pray to god that he well bring my boys home to me before x-mas that would be the best christmas ever, they would be really happy and also would the family. CPS the case worker there may think she is making it good for her name but she’s not cause she is in the wrong we are taking discrimination, and harrasment. and acousing a child of something he is not. Boys mom is trying i well soon you both real soon love you you are in my pray’s all the time. mouse

Comment by Kelcene — December 17, 2007 @ 10:53 pm

my son was taken from me in the beggining for what they said(cps)said that i failed to protect him from his mother.what they say that was for is that i hadnt gone and filed custody with the court,thats just the beggining its comming up on a year and a half and still my son is not with me i havent been givven anything more than just twice a month visits and those are super vised oh i was given permission to call him and i call him almost every night unless unable to for reasons not able to avoid.now ive just been told as of dec 17 2007 by my social worker who called and asked me if i have been calling my son every night and i said yes then she said that i can only call him every other night and i asked her why she said because i didnt tell her i was calling my son every night when in fact not only did i tell her my sister inlaw and brother told her also they have my son.im feeling like something is up with my social worker theres more then just this that has been going on as far as my social workers been saying things to my counselor.and sister inlaw wich she has been lying in saying so.thankyou for anything or anybody who maybe can help.

Comment by ross madrid — December 18, 2007 @ 5:39 am

My to sweet boys who are 8 and 1 were took by CPS on aug.7 just two days before my babys 1st birthday for ” to many doctor visits” My baby has been sick and a failure to thrive baby since birth, anyways we had a court day set for dec.12 a motion to dismiss because dcs expert witnesses state my children were not in any danger and there was no signs of abuse, however dcs managed to cancel it and cant reschedual until jan 9…

Comment by mindy — December 18, 2007 @ 7:21 pm

Several months ago CPS contacted me and requested I pick up my cousins children and provide care for them. I did so without any type of reimbursement for nearly 3 weeks. Near the end of this period I received daily phone calls from CPS to “Please keep the children just one more day–we are trying to find a foster home for them.” Promising to keep all 4 children together was a joke–they ended up eventually splitting the siblings up, further traumatizing them. CPS asked me if I would take the children back, which I readily agreed to do, so they started the certification process. After jumping through all their hoops I WAS DENIED a foster care certification for reasons that did not make sense to me. I was written the nastiest letter of rejection I have ever read–they had uncovered the fact that my ex scoolteacher husband had molested my daughter. Even though I immediately pressed charges, divorced him, and sent him to jail for a very long time, CPS claimed “I choose men who will hurt me or my children” I am enraged that not only were my daughter and I victimized by this man, we are now being BLAMED for our victimization. For this reason I cannot take care of my own kin! And I would like to add that I have raised 4 children to adulthood already, they have gone to college on scholarships, have careers and families of their own and have turned out splendidly. Furthermore, I have an absolutely clean record-only got one ticket in my lifetime-for expired tags-I ran an adult care home business for 12 years, I have never done drugs, I do not drink alcoholic beverages, I am Morman, and I keep a clean home. My cousin lost her kids due to her drug and alcohol habbit, and a filthy home. I want to stress that in the begining it was CPS who contacted me to take these kids. Now that I have been maligned, I am fearing these lovely children are going to be adopted out to strangers.
Lindalee

Comment by Lindalee — December 19, 2007 @ 9:33 am

LindaLee:

DCFS in Utah has a parental rights group which monitors DCFS there.

Suggest you call your Utah state representative with the story and see what they can do to help you.

That’s who funds CPS.

Google is your friend–Google the name of the state agency and talk to someone with real power.

Many family members allege that CPS disqualifies them on shaky grounds.

Good luck. Suggest you register on this site’s Message Board to get in touch with Utah folks. (Or those who live in your home state)

If you are not a Utah resident, the above advice still applies.

Best.

Comment by Fern — December 19, 2007 @ 10:22 am

I am a resident of Oregon. I am still reeling from the shock of dealing with the system. It appears that CPS has documents in the file trying to build a case against me, when I requested copies under the freedom of information act they said they would make copies and mail them to me, then they said they would make copies and I would have to pick them up in person, then they said I would have to get a court order to have them released–a supeana. I have got nothing but a run around. Nobody appears to know what they are doing, the caseworkers contradict themselves and each other. The info on my ex was from 1993…so they have had things in the record for a long time and yet they initially placed my cousins children with me in 2007, knowing this information and yet later turn around and use it against me! There are no charges of abuse against me, nor was my daughter removed from my care, it was stated at the time that I demonstrated the ability to protect my daughter. There was a secondary incident involving a new husband, a misdomeaner harrasment charge I filed against him in 2006. We have been seperated for 4 years and do not live together. I plan on an eventual divorce due to his alcoholism. I am sorry I filed charges on him in an attempt to bring to the judges attention his drinking problem, since by using the court system and the vehicle of the law I merely gave CPS reason to create a file on ME! This is the basis for the accusation that I “choose” men who are “bad”. In the case of my ex who was a music minister in his evangelistic church, hosted bible studies for youth as well as being a schoolteacher, and a respected member of the community (I as well as most other people who knew him had NO idea he was a pediphile, he was very well educated and polished socially) I still stand on the fact that HE chose ME, not the other way around! I am beginning to wonder if adoption was the plan from the early onset with my cousins children…they are extremely beautiful children physically and very bright…All of the blood relatives are being systematically eliminated one by one as possible placements. I got so upset with a caseworker that I told her that if I am such a “bad” parent , then maybe she had better get off her b*tt and come pick up my own 3 youngest children who are still at home NOW! She gasped…and then hung up on me…and that was the end of the matter. I should not have been so rude to her perhaps, but I felt justifiably angry at their attacks on my character…when I did nothing wrong! Part of me wants to go on a crusade and do something about this agency which is seeping in incompetence…on the other hand for the sake of my children at home perhaps I should not open a can of worms…or they might start harrassing me over my own children. I do have a question, is it legal for CPS to create documents and substantiate events and opinions of me without my knowledge, and without opportunity for a hearing, legal representation, or a chance to correct/respond to errors or misinformation about me?
Lindalee

Comment by Lindalee — December 19, 2007 @ 11:22 am

OK hers my quesion? Can CPS force you to remove your child from a Catholic school program? This started last year with a daycare parent who is not Catholic and made false reports to CPS, One of CPS requests was to remove my child from the Catholic school. (the accusers child attends a baptist program) and place my child in a public school? They haven’t enforced it but I am still leary of the whole mess. I want my child to attend a Catholic school )its our faith) so can CPS force this?

Comment by Betsy — December 19, 2007 @ 12:07 pm

I think I am hitting a point of needing serious help. I am pregnant and on bed rest currently *baby due 1/6/08. I have two special needs autistic boys aged almost four and 17 months. And a five year old daughter who attends school and is above average on all her testing.
My husband and I were overwhelmed with therapy appointments, daily care for the kids, and the pregnancy issues and our house became an absolute wreck. I admit yes we dropped the ball there.
The irony is we were reported for supposed medical neglect because my older son has severe sinus infections and had been in and out of the doctors office for the last few weeks before the report and then also had a burn from a completely stupid household accident. He has poor impulse control and reached toward a hot pan from the oven and managed to instead bump it with his lip and burn it just enough to scab over.
The person who reported us said we were not providing medical care … ironic part was it was his OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST that he saw every single week without fail lol. When they came to the house and saw it was messy they told us they were placing the children in temporary placements. The caseworker was a real rude person to us and acted like we were just being lazy with the kids. She also made sure to raise the flags with the front office and got us evicted from our apartment in the process of taking our children. My husband’s family hates me. Once she contacted them for family placement they took the three children and told the caseworker that in their opinion I am an unfit mother and neglectful of my children and they aren’t autistic but just ignored. Enough stuff being said they ended up actually putting my two boys into a foster shelter for disabled kids based off the medical records and my husband’s family refusing them the medical care they needed for the autism issues and delays. Up to and including a nightly medication.

Originally we were told that we had to reestablish housing that was stable and clean and attend parenting classes. Ok so no big deal. But due to the eviction situation and me being so pregnant and high risk I had to leave the state of texas to go live with my mother until we could save some money up. I explained that to the caseworker. My husband’s family told him they would help him with the custody of the kids etc but that he had to divorce me and forget about me and our soon to be baby. They also went to the caseworker and lied a lot about me including telling the cps worker that I left town to abandon my kids and didn’t want them anymore.
Originally the caseworker told me a caseworker here in Florida would contact me to help me work on getting my children back. I was told we could relocate our housing situation as we felt we could have a better support network here in Florida than we had in Texas as far as our boys went.
Today they had a meeting and conference called me with the meeting. They changed the permanency goal to relative adoption with a secondary goal of reunification based on the fact that they feel I am an unfit mother. They are basing this accusation solely on what my husband’s family has said and because I had been in foster care due to abuse myself as a child (physical abuse of a severe nature) and in my teen years was suicidal as a result of it.

My children were not medically neglected at any time. In fact I rarely missed any appointments and that included multiple trips for illnesses and phone calls to the doctors all the time. Not to mention WEEKLY therapy appointments for each boy for speech and OT services. Yes my house was a mess but I am on bedrest with a husband who works full time and three children under the age of five that can trash a house in less than ten minutes if you let them.

We want to get our children back home and we want to do so in a way that assures we never get overwhelmed again which is why we want to set up house in Florida where the greater support network would be. However today I was told basically its up to the court whether or not the case can be transferred to florida and in the meantime while waiting on the decision for that or even how to initiate it I have no idea what to do. The caseworker wont answer my calls. The lawyer they assigned ONLY my husband really is no help and basically I am sitting on my thumbs waiting for some kind of arrow pointing me toward the right direction for what to do. I just want my children to come home.
Another problem with me going back to Houston where all this is happening is because the sister in law who has my daughter currently is threatening to keep reporting us until the new baby is also taken away no matter what we do there as far as trying to get our housing situation straightened out etc. She wants to keep my daughter and is doing everything she can to do so up to and including lying and destroying my relationship with my five year old little girl. Is there a lawyer or anyone else who has been through similar situations out there who knows how to handle cross jurisdictional custody stuff with the DCF that can point me in the right direction here? Contact me at melisania@gmail.com.

Comment by Melissa — December 19, 2007 @ 8:30 pm

Melissa:

TX site: http://www.txcfr.org

Or message board here. Remember, lawyers will probably not take on such a case. (pro bono)

Why are not you and hubby considered as a family unit. Why is atty only representing him?

Again, you need to register on Message Board and talk with those who know TX issues and courts.

Again, your state rep should be your friend and ally in this. Certainly DFPS is constantly in news in TX.

ICPC (Inerstate Compact on Placement of Children) applies in other states.. But you are NOT adopting own children.

BTW, sinus infections are becoming more difficult to treat with their becoming antibiotic resistant.

Best wishes to you and your family.

HOT NEWS: Researchers may have identified a gene for autism.

I am sure you know it has been identified more frequently in boys.

Or diagnosed, that is.

Take care of yourself. F.

Comment by Fern — December 20, 2007 @ 6:45 am

LindaLee:

Oregon has a number of groups set up to reform CPS.

You need to register on Message Board and network with Oregon folk.

Google the name of state agency on Yahoogroups.

Hint: Linda just posted an article about a family rights activist in Oregon who is pretty knowledgeable.

Read this site’s Home Page for his name.

Happy holidays and best to you.

Comment by Fern — December 20, 2007 @ 6:50 am

WHY WAS MY COMMENT REMOVED
?

Comment by Amanda&Emily — December 21, 2007 @ 8:19 am

I EXPECT A GOOD REASON, I AM TRYING TO HELP THESE PEOPLE .

Comment by Amanda&Emily — December 21, 2007 @ 8:20 am

Dear Besty, I would not think that C.P.S. would be able to remove your childern from the schooling of your choice. Due to the fact ‘FREEDOM OF RELIGION’ and if thair is an accuser they should be delayed from teaching. In that aspect, untill proven guilty, in my oppinion you should take this matter to the director of the board and explain this matter, Maybe he/ or she would be able to get in contact with c..p.s. and get the whols story, I dont feel that any school would hire an accuser if thairs Evidence of that accsation, Whatever it may be. Religion believe it or not substantually holds more power than you think.

Comment by Amanda&Emily — December 21, 2007 @ 8:28 am

Dear Betsy, i mis read the comment, AN Accusers Child, What are these people trying to prove??? Any way i dont think they can make you remove your child for that reason, And if they try maybe you should sue for.Mental Anguish. And Discrimination on your part. My reasoning to the Discrimination Is because why should your,or your children’s Religion suffer, Not because of the accused, child, but its i child thats Irrevlavent to the whole matter in my oppinion.

Comment by Amanda&Emily — December 21, 2007 @ 8:32 am

An annonymous caller reported our granddaughter as being underweight. My son and his wife have taken the little girl (now just 1yrs old) to the doctor and they have been refrerred to a specialist because the Doctors believe this is a kidney problem. CPS has gotten involved because of this “so called neighbor”. They have requested the medical records and we are really concerned. They are located in California. We had our son and his wife quickly write up and notarize a statement indicating that in case of any emergency, they desire us to take full custody of our granddaughter. How far can CPS go, and why do they have access to medical records? I thought medical files were private and could only be released by a parent/guardian?

Comment by Jim F — December 21, 2007 @ 12:54 pm

My brother and sister-in-law have been fighting CPS in WV for eight years. Even though they have court appointed lawyers they are on the verge of losing their children. They have a total of 6 children together. Right now their kids are in foster care. Fortunately now they are with really good people. The home for the boys prior to the one they are in now was not fit to be a foster home. The lady was taking care of her 30 year old mentally handicapped daughter, her invalid mother-in-law and worked a part-time job. Yet the CPS allowed this woman and her husband to take in 4 children from the age of 5 to 11 years old. The older child ended up at the ER after the foster mother pushed him down in a chair. There wasn’t any damage done to him so the case worker put him right back in the same house. The foster mother also blew smoke in all of the children’s face and screamed at them. The screaming was witnessed over the phone by family members during the children’s phone calls. The oldest child was tackled by the foster father and called the police. Still nothing was done by the case worker. The lawyers finally got the children moved after weeks of complaining. The whole thing that started this last round of fighting with the CPS was a complaint was made about the kids not going to the dentist (this was the primary reason). The “welfare judge”, as he is oftern referred to, signed the paperwork to have the removed from the home. The state had them for two weeks before the first hearing and during the two weeks the caseworker nor the foster parents even made an attempt to have appointments set up for the children. The parents however, made all the arrangements for the dentists and still didn’t get their children back. The foster mother of the boys cancelled a dental appointment because the dentists office was busy and she didn’t want to wait. They set a much higher standard for the parents than the CPS workers and the foster parents. Everytime my brother and his wife think they are finally going to get the kids back an “new allegation” is made. The CPS worker even said she had a report after the two older children were allowed to return home that one of the kids came to school reeking of pot. When my sister-in-law questioned the principal and the teacher neither one knew anything about it. She then requested a drug test to be done through the CPS worker. When the test came back negative then that allegation was dropped and never mentioned again. Now they are alleging that my brother and one of the older children are beating up the little kids yet they have no marks or anything to prove any of the allegations are true. Today the state delivered a present to the family. They get 1 visit per week for 1 hour and they won’t get to see the kids for Christmas. What can you do to stop this kind of harrassment? The amount of money the state of WV has spent trying to remove these children would have taken care of several families. I didn’t know the state of WV had so many foster homes and so much money to spend to take 6 children from their parents.

Comment by Barbara B — December 21, 2007 @ 12:55 pm

Jim F–You would be surprised at how much power CPS has. You would think they are a part of Homeland Security. They seem to get access to anything they want without a warrant or if they need a warrant they have a judge in their pocket that will give them whatever they want. They can even get by with lying under oath. I wish your family the best of luck.

Comment by Barbara B — December 21, 2007 @ 12:57 pm

l agree with what u have said on dec 7 2007 my daughter lost her son to ss hes 18 months old the social worker who did this dont care now she did her job she is handing it to someone else after xmas we go back to court in jan 08 hes unhappy where he is l cry to think hes with strangers he dont know we live in england but l so much to be home with us we cant see him over xmas not allowed to

Comment by carol — December 22, 2007 @ 3:21 pm

On December 1st of 2006, my three children were ripped from us by CPS in Louisiana. My son, 11yrs at the time, was forcibly removed from his classroom by a police officer. My daughters, 18 months and 3 yrs, were violently awoken from their naps by police officers taking them from our home. CPS stated that they were removing our children because: 1) they firmly believed that because my 3 yr old still had accidents at night, that she was being sexually molested. CPS subjected both of our daughters to rape kits that came back negative - proved our innocence. 2) that we couldn’t provide “safe shelter” for our children due to utilities that they said were turned off, when they were on. We have photos to prove that. 3) that we didn’t have food for them even though our cupboards and refrigerator were full. Again, we have photos to prove that we did. 4) that my son was too young to take care of his sisters (he would help feed the youngest a bottle occasionally, or read a bed-time story to them), 5) that because we took our children camping in Colorado before we arrived in Louisiana, and because our 3 year old liked to wear Croc’s, we were guilty of abuse and neglect. We were told by numerous people that our children were taken to “prove a point.” The CPS worker was black, and we are white, middle class. Being raised in Colorado, we were oblivious to racism. It did not exist in our lives. Unfortunately, it is the extreme norm in Louisiana.

At our hearing, we were told that we had no choice BUT to relinquish custody to each of our parents (whom my husband and I have been estranged from for a very long time). We were never allowed to present our PROOF of our innocence. We were told by the CPS worker that it “would make the judge angry” if we asked for formal visitation to be written into the custody papers, or if we wanted our chance in court. Our lawyers never spoke to us about our rights, or ANYTHING. They have refused to talk to us about ANYTHING since then as well. The custody papers state that visitation should be “at the discretion of (grandparents),” and “least restrictive.”

Now, we are back in Colorado (the children were given to each of our parents who immediately returned them to Colorado). It has been 13 months that we have been away from our children. Unfortunately, each set of grandparents refuses for us to have any contact with our children exept for one hour every two weeks that is strictly supervised. We have no one to turn to for help. We can not afford $5000 retainer for a lawyer here in Colorado.

Our children are suffering greatly. Our son, who is 12 now, has gained much weight. He is no longer active in ANY extra-curricular activities. He has been suspended from school 4 times over the last 5 months for fighting. His ADHD/Bipolar is not being managed. He is so sad every time we see him. Our eldest daughter is now 4, and she is not participating in any of her extra-curricular activities either. She has frequent nightmares, and is confrontational. She is constantly getting ill (”bad cold” one week, to “flu” the next week). She is very teary and angry that she can not come home. Additionally, this set of grandparents has been taking her to a psycologist. They say that our 4 year old has told them stories of sleeping in a wet bed (potty accidents that were mentioned above), however that she slept that way every night - which she definately did not. That our son would sneak into her room in the middle of the night, which again, never happened. They are saying that she is reporting things that never happened! We are terrorfied that they are putting those things into her impressionable mind. What’s worse, is that she is only 4 years old, and yet she is has been told by the grandparents that my husband and I hate her and them. Isn’t that “Indirect Child Abuse?” The grandparents use her tears to say that “seeing (us) is too traumatic for her.” Along with our youngest, who is now 2, they have been removed from the church that they were brought up in, and have been forced into a completely different one. The grandparents refuse to give our daughters gifts from us that have ANY religious connotation whatsoever. Our youngest is too young to show any damage of this situation yet. I’m sure it will come.

So far, we have missed, 2 Christmas’, Easter, 3 birthdays, religious “mile stones”, and national holidays.

What can we do to fight back? Where can we go? Who do we call? What needs to happen? Please - we need direction! Because two states are involved, no one really knows what’s supposed to happen or which state controls what. To date, Colorado has not accepted, nor denied the Louisiana order. However, neither us, nor our three chilren have lived in Louisiana within the last 7months - 13 months. No change of venue has been set. CPS is not involved in Colorado or Louisiana anymore. This case is being dictated by the grandparents. No child advocate has been assigned. Our children are suffering. My husband and I have been greatly traumatized by this and I don’t know if we will ever recover. We want to have our children back so bad we cry ourselves to sleep every night. No one will help us. No one will help us fight for our children back. No one has any recommendations or suggestions. Our children have fallen through the multi-state gap - they are forgotten by CPS, and are suffering greatly for it. They want to come back home - they tell us every time we see them. We want them back. PLEASE HELP!!!!

Comment by Erin and James — December 25, 2007 @ 3:37 am

I live in FL and am dealing with DCF and have been for 19 months. DCF is suppose to help me with reunification but they seem that everything I do on my case plan is not suttable for them. It is not fair because my son is not able to spend enough time with me because the caregiver is trying to stop reunification and DCF is letting her do so. I am so frustrated with the system.

Comment by Rachael — December 27, 2007 @ 9:13 am

You all know you can file a MOTION IN COURT RIGHT? YOU KNOW SO THE JUDGE GETS BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY? I DID POST SOME VALUABLE INFO ON HERE, BUT SOMEONE SEEN IN FIT TO TAKE IT OFF

Comment by Amanda&Emily — December 28, 2007 @ 3:26 pm

Amanda&Emily, I didn’t remove any of your postings, and I’m the only person with access to do that. Maybe what you posted is on another page. If it is really great information, please email it to me at the webmaster link at the bottom of the page, and I’ll consider putting it up as a feature on the front page so more people will take note of it.

Comment by Linda — December 29, 2007 @ 2:22 am

Hi my name is JoElin and my husband Peter and I are going through our worst nightmare. On October 23, 2007, without a warrant, any warning, and based on false allegations, The Department of Family
Services went to my boys schools and took them. We didn’t even know that they had been taken until they didn’t come home from school that day. Later we received a phone call stating that they had been taken. They charged my husband and I with all sorts of ungodly things such as corpral punishment, and smoking pot in front of them. Neither myself or my husband even use drugs, and neither one of us as ever harmed or miss treated our boys in anyway what so ever. My boys were badgerd, brain washed, and coursed into saying things against us, and they have seriously violated our rights. They questioned our boys without us being there, they have denied our right to know and confront our accusers, and they are making us U/A and stick to a stupid plan to be able to see our kids. My boys are suffering they are showing signs of anger and rebellion. My 10 year old repeatedly states that he does not like the DFS people and he wants to come home. My 9 year old cries and clings to me saying “I want to come home don’t leave us here momma” He is also suffering from panic anxiety attacks now to the point that he throws up. All the while DFS is piling more and more crap on us. They keep scheduling court dates and then canceling them, and are making life misserable for all of us. They say that they are right, I say that they are wrong. They say they are just I say that they are injust and need to be stopped. All I know is that there was no halloween, no thanksgiving, no christmas, and no happy new year for us this year. I want to know when will the madness stop, and when will we get our boys back home where they belong?

Comment by JoElin DeBaun — December 29, 2007 @ 3:45 pm

I know that it helps to share our stories with people who suffer as much as we do, but that is not enough, if you are really interested in having your love ones back into your arms not for a few hours but for the rest of your lives.

My question to you is this. Besides writing in this website, which by the way is one of the only one in the entire country that has the guts to support us, what are you doing? Maybe you are looking for a lawyer to help you. Great! Give your money to the lawyer who may or may not help you. He or she can care less about your problems, although they have the right words to convince you that they do. Do you really think that they will do anything against the hand that feeds them? Of course the CPS, DFPS, or whatever you want to call that corrupted group of unscrupulous individual FEED THEM. How? By doing exactly what they are doing to you, and to hundred of thousand of other people just like you, and me. THINK!

This is what I have done.
1) I wrote a LOOOONG and VERY DETAILED e-mail including the names and telephone numbers of every person involved in the case and stating each action by that individual, including their emails, and the transcription of the conversation with that person which I taped in with a tape recorder. DO NOT LIE, but emphasize what is wrong and what is illegal specially what illegal action the Case Worker, his/her supervisor did or said to you. You can follow my example if you want, but if I don’t know what is legal or illegal, I just called “ILLEGAL.”
2) Look in the Internet, in your local, state and federal government website, for a list of people who represent you, the Senators, the governors, the attorney general, everyone you can imagine and find out their e-mail address. THEY ALL HAVE EMAIL ADDRESSES AND IT IS THEIR DUTY TO PUBLISH THEM, but they normally don’t, because if they do, they will have to start working instead of playing golf, or going to the next party. You should find at least 20 to 30 people who YOU are paying to represent you. (Your taxes maintain them, remember?) I even sent a letter to Mrs. Barbara Bush, and Vice President Cheney, and believed or not, I got an answer.
3) Look in the internet for every main television broadcast network, every single radio station and get the email of every single person in that company, who might spread the word or talk on the radio or on their TV Program. DO NOT ASSUME THEY WON’T BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL IN NEED OF “NEWS” AND YOUR E-MAIL CAN BE “VERY BIG NEWS FOR THEM” This can be local, state of country wide. I recommend you do it countrywide.
4) Look in the internet for the representatives of the opposite party to those who are in power not, and get THEIR E-MAIL.
5) I DID LOOK FOR A LOT OF OTHER GROUPS, INSTITUTIONS, LIONS CLUB, ROTARY CLUB, COMPANIES, CHURCHES, CLUBS, ETC. but I guess you got the point.
6) Sit down and create a DISTRIBUTION LIST for ADDRESS BOOK IN YOUR E-MAIL SYSTEM.
7) Attach the loooong letter to the DISTRIBUTION LIST AND HIT THE “SENT” BUTTON.
Hit the same ‘SENT BUTTON’ every day from now on. Repeat it until you find help.
9) This is NOT A SPAM. This is a letter from desperate people asking for help.
10) You will receive some letters that tell you that this is a SPAM. If that is the case, reply to the sender and send a copy to the ATTORNY GENERAL of your state.

This is a lot of work, but if you are really interested in the wellbeing of your love one. DO IT.

I DID, AND I GOT THEM BACK IN LESS THAN A MONTH. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL, THE 3 CASE WORKERS WHO GAVE ME HARD TIME, WERE FIRED AS WELL AS THEIR SUPERVISOR AND NOW THE ENTIRE DEPARTEMENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

REMEMBER,

L. Immunity from civil damages.
A CPS worker is not liable for civil damages
arising from “a recommendation made
or an opinion given” in the capacity of
guardian or attorney ad litem. TFC
§ 107.009(a). That subsection does not
apply to “an action taken or a
recommendation or opinion given” in
bad faith, with malice, with conscious
indifference or reckless disregard to the
safety of another, or “that is grossly
negligent or willfully wrongful.” TFC
§ 107.009(b). Note that the immunity
applies only to “recommendations or
opinions” but that the exception for bad
faith applies also to “actions” taken in
the role of custodian.

CPS ACTS IN bad faith, with malice, with conscious
indifference or reckless disregard to the
safety of another, AND IT is grossly
negligent or willfully wrongful.” And what is very wrong, THEY DISCRIMINATE.

Start your letter with a sentence such as this and then explain why you state that.

ALSO REMEMBER, THEY ARE COUNTING WITH YOUR FEAR, AND THEY DON’T EXPECT FROM YOU ANYTHING ELSE BY STICK YOUR TAIL UNDER YOU LEGS AND DO WHAT THEY SAY, JUST LIKE A DOG. BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THEY THINK YOU ARE.

It is time that people start exercising the rights that the Constitution of the USA grant them, and expose this cancer that is destroying family after family.

Go ahead and consult with a Lawyer, most likely he/she will tell you not to do it ( it happened to me). Remember, he/she wants your money.

Comment by A question for the people who post here — January 2, 2008 @ 8:10 pm

Thank you, thank you, thank you, whoever you are. The idea of the e-mail to everyone is awesome and very realistic.
You are right. CPS does not expect us to do something such as what you suggest.
I don’t care how much work it takes. I am starting this very minute.

Thank you again.

Comment by Richard Newman — January 2, 2008 @ 8:19 pm

DEAR LINDA, YOU ARE RIGHT, IT IS IN DECEMBERS GUESTBOOK, I GREATLY APPOLIGIZE:) IV’E BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH, THAT I AM TRYING TO GIVE OUT INFO ON EVERYTHING I KNOW TO HELP THESE PEOPLE.

Comment by Amanda&Emily — January 5, 2008 @ 8:35 pm

I want all to know that you can email me and I can help all I can with this CPS stuff.. I have alot to say on how to fight these devils… Please feel free to email me..

Comment by angelahawk012@comcast.net — February 15, 2008 @ 11:47 pm

Assualt on American Families
CPS, Assassins of the Family Unit
100’s of children are being abducted from their families and homes each year through legalized kidnapping by our so-called ” child protection agencies”. Many of the agencies have even changed their names so they are not affiliated with the words child protection, such as SRS ( social rehabilitation services or youthville ), which is in Kansas. Others are following suit because of the attention drawn to them by these 2 simple words…child protection…But no matter how you name these agencies they all still use the same malicious, baseful and horrid means to continue the assualt on the American family. For the most part, the people working for these agencies are by far the most loathsome people in our low end government agencies. With the abilities to be cunning and devious they rip children from loving homes, they kick the American family when they are down with no compassion or clemency. Unfortunately the courts follow suit with judgements that border illegal actions. And though the reports given to the courts by these agencies are more often than not, untrue, falsehoods and down right lies, they bring huge amounts of suffering to families and our nations future generation.

As i sit here writing, im reminded by one of my favorite authors Pat Robertson, where hes says….” In every Society, the family is the essential unit. If the integrity of the families is destroyed, then the cohesion that binds towns, cities and nations begins to disintegrate “. The agencies put into place to protect and serve are nothing more than legalized tyrants, trained to terrorize our families and steal away our young.

Im appalled at the ability of these agencies to destroy families at will. Like assassins they kill hopes and dreams. They change for themselves the true meanings of our constitution to support or justify their actions.

True story, Wichita Kansas: A young girl, with her 8 month old son, tries to leave a potentially violent relationship, when the boyfriend becomes violent and tries to run her and her son over with his vehicle. The police are called, but the boyfriend is no where to be found. The boyfriend returns to the scene where he shows the police bite marks and scuffs on his peron. Both the boyfriend and the young girl are arrested. A bite mark analysis was performed and found to be made by the boyfriend as were the scuffs. At 6 foot tall and 190 lbs, he claimed he was attacked by this 5 foot 2 inch 90lb little girl, while holding her son. The poilce were discusted and even told the boyfriend ” your some piece of work “. By now the son of the young lady was taken into “protective custody ” by SRS, another one of the “child protection agencies”. The charges were dropped against the young girl and she was exonerated. While the boyfriend continued to sit in jail and charges were not dropped. When she arrived at SRS to get her son, she ws told he was now ” property of the state “. She showed the worker the paperwork where charges were dropped, and also showed that she was the victim in the unfortunate ordeal, she was still denied the child. During several court proceedings the now ex-boyfriend cursed the judge, courtofficer and the workers when questioned about the incident. He yelled loudly throughout the courtroom obscenities and showed his violent nature. He had been warned by the judge to keep himself calm. After months of parenting classes and other classes mandated by the court system and the SRS, Youthville, it was now time for the reintegration period of the parent who was considered to be ” fit” to care for the child. After finding and working 2 and 3 jobs, saving money, after having to start all over with her life, from scratch, after getting more than adequate housing and reassuring the courts she was best suited to care for her son, more than a violent narcissistic, who continued his threats of death and destation of the young girl through text messaging and via the internet, who called with a private number saying ” i love you” and in the same breath yells ” your a slut”. And after a 4 or 5 day investigation of the facts, ( there wasnt an investigation of any facts ), This violent, alcoholic father walks away with the son. He holds his son up like a trophy in front of the mother and tells her…” your a terrible mother” as he was told to do by the case worker of the SRS and Youthville.

This is just one intance where a controlling agency continues its tyranny throughout our nation, while tearing families apart. By the way, due to the huge amounts of stress the young girl is looking at a second surgery, where she can no longer have children.

What has our nation come to, that we destroy the lives of our young in the name of $$$$$$$. Where does protection meet liability?,,, how do we define our God given right, Constitutional right to devinely protect our children? How do weigh in in front of our God at the end of our days?,,, When does the tyranny of a government funded agency lose its power to cause pain and suffering to the American Family??…

As said by William Bennet ( former education secretary ): The traditional American family is the first, best and original Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

If we as a nation continues to obsorb the devastating blows handed out by these agencies with no other intent but to destroy our families, homes, neighborhoods and eventually our nation, we will find ourselves in peril and at the mercy of a tyrannical, and a communistic end.

Comment by Bobby — February 20, 2008 @ 8:10 pm

that is so TRUE Bobby. I couldn’t have said it any better. I wish the rest of the world got this message loud & clear!

Comment by Susan — February 21, 2008 @ 2:17 am

Bobby:

African American philosopher Cornell West covers the predatory nature of CPS in his book:

“The War against Parents”

At least Kansas folk have a group (Wichita, KS)

called Citizens for Change.

Still active. Has Website.

BEST. F.

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